Acceptor
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /əkˈsɛptə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acceptor is a noun meaning One who accepts.
Meaning
One who accepts.
More Meanings
- (law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
- (chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
- (biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
- (physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
- (physiology) A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
- (computing theory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.
Word Forms
- acceptors
- acceptour
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taker, subcontractor, receiver, recipient, acceptant, accepter.
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